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Old July 09, 2010, 11:46 PM
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I would say....

- es buena onda

Not to seem dumb or anything but i've never heard of majo or any of the other suggestions given except for a few from Tomísimo and Angélica.

As for ahí la lleva I wouldn't say it means being a good sport.

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Old July 10, 2010, 10:41 AM
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We'll see if she agrees with me or not.
I do.


That expression is used to talk about someone who is finding a path to cope with things. Depending on the context and the tone of voice, "llevarla ahí" can be an optimistic expression, or some sort of resignation.

Después de la muerte de mi abuela, creímos que el abuelo se iba a enfermar, pero ahí la lleva. (pronounced rather "a'i la lleva")
After grandmother's death, we thought grandfather would fall sick, but he's doing alright.

Mi hija tenía problemas con su esposo, pero después de la terapia de pareja, ahí la llevan.
My daughter had problems with her husband, but after the marriage counselling, they're mostly getting along.

No voy a decir que mi negocio está muy bien, pero ahí la llevamos. Al menos no hemos cerrado.
I'm not going to say my shop is doing very well, but we're doing mostly alright. At least we haven't closed it down.

Creí que no iba a poder con la dieta, pero ahí la llevo. Ya bajé 5 kilos.
I thought I wouldn't be able to keep up with the diet, but I'm doing well. I've already lost 5 kilos.
(Depending on the tone of voice, "ahí la llevo" here can suggest I expected I'd lose weight faster, but I'm losing it anyway, or that I'm happily surprised that I'm actually doing the effort of following the diet.)
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Old July 10, 2010, 11:21 AM
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Ser majo, ser buena gente, both are widely used in SPAIN. Can you say in English he 's good people, or just they're are good people, and he's a good person !
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Old July 10, 2010, 11:26 AM
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Hi Robin, Yes, "He's good people" is a common colloquial expression in
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Old July 10, 2010, 11:40 AM
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Hi Robin, Yes, "He's good people" is a common colloquial expression in
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I'm from the West Coast and I've never really heard that nor would I say it, so perhaps it's somewhat regional?
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I've heard it used in the states just east of David's, so maybe they just don't say it where David's from.
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I had some Army buddies from San Diego, Ca, and they used "He's good
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Old July 12, 2010, 02:04 PM
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What does Army buddies mean?
I don't understand that phrase, and I have made a searched in the internet and also in the online dictionaries and I didn't find any answer.
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Though not entirely common I have certainly heard "he's good people." I am of the opinion that it is meant to expand into "he is of good people" but that is just an opinion, largely baseless.
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